Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.
Re: Whose voice would do?
Author: Dave Winer Posted: 8/28/2000; 6:45:29 PM Topic: scriptingNews outline for 8/28/2000 Msg #: 20419 (In response to 20416) Prev/Next: 20418 / 20420
Talking with Paul today we agreed that we're not against anything, I just want the hex taken off hard-working creative commercial developers. I am against software patents, so I can't say I'm not against anything. And I am against dividing software developers along arbitrary lines. I hate this the most. I think Linux and the Mac and even Windows have the most to gain by connecting to each other. In the end I think that's why IBM was able to persuade Sun to endorse SOAP -- it's good for Java to connect to everything.BTW, that could be the banner everyone waves. SOAP is cool. Or we could wave it around XML-RPC, that would be OK with me too. We could even do another rev of the spec that addresses Ken's concerns, now that I understand what they are.
There are so many possibilities if we just recognize each other. Route around stinkers like Stallman and even Bill Gates. There's a separate thread going on offline about Gates. He's a stinker for sure. Let's get him to clean up the mess he created. There I have access, btw. I might not be able to get through to Linus, but if there's something to say to Gates, I believe he'll listen.
There are responses to this message:
- Software patents, Brett Glass, 8/28/2000; 7:39:04 PM
- herd (not to be confused with GNU/Hurd) behavior, Seth Gordon, 8/29/2000; 9:23:35 AM
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